Pickup körde in i folkmassa i USA – 28 skadade
Minst 28 människor skadades när en pickup körde in i en folkmassa som stod och tittade på Mardi Gras-paraden i centrala New Orleans, rapporterar AP. En person har gripits misstänkt för rattfylla.
Bland de skadade finns en polis och ett barn. Fem personer uppges vara kritiskt skadade.
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Mardi Gras
Wikipedia (en)
Mardi Gras (/ˈmɑːrdiɡrɑː/), also called Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, in English, refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday", reflecting the practice of the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season.
Related popular practices are associated with Shrovetide celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. In countries such as England, Mardi Gras is also known as Shrove Tuesday, which is derived from the word shrive, meaning "confess".
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